Improvement in washing-machines



J. DUGDALE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

$1 ,175,055, Patented March 21,1876.

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f side of said clasp UNITED STATES PATENT OFF Ion JAMES K. DUGDALEOFWHITE WATER, INDIANA.

IMPROYEMENT'lN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of LettersPatentNo. 175,055, dated March 21,1876} application filed 7 November 22; 1875.

of White-Water,in the'county of Wayne and t State of Indianalliayeinvented a new" and useful ImprovedlClothesWasher; and 1 do herebydeclare that the ;following,is a full,

clear, and exact'desfcription Of the same, ref;

I erence being had1totheaccompanying draw- & ingytbrming a; part of thisspecificatiomin A is affraniglofatyfeonvenienr size, ,com;

: piece DI E is'ialclasp parts.) The lo'we v 7 v loweriends ofsideYpifeces'B andforms part,

, co nposedl1 .of. two" is; fastened to the piec i grooves made insaid;sidelpieces. x 'l hlisolasp, jflvhenshut, forinsarubbelj'extendingbeyond; H side piecesB B, :the 'outsideof; which may be, W ,ilutedlorcorrugated l IOWi 'admits ofj j it'l 1 ifltightly Gris a'fislldl-ug dpassing, ,tl1ro'ugh stationary cross-piece whichi'od is fastened claspE; IAkllObjlklS attached" to H fend." RodG is n'ovidedqvith" notches atiinf. which bolt catc'hesyiorfthe purposeof' .lo'ek-j wingthetwopartsofelaspor rubber EJF toogether whilelclasjiing the clot-hes;is aribrating"frame,piyfo'tedmto" the lower end of Egfra ne A, and iscom posed of arms a and cross piece I), andj -lproyide'djjwith rollers"-L". The, journalsof th'esercller's turn in socketsmade. inthelowerendsofarms a. Frame Kiis pivoted; to frame A lat as'uflicientdistance'below s 1 clasp Ell? to allow of its turning to; either Theinside being hol-a tting; together more the; loWeijQehdfof the slidln1its "tof

Any number of rollers desired may be used, although three are t hown inthe drawing, and they may belbeaded or corrugatedyso thatthecorrugations of one will crossthose of an First method: A mass ofclothing is! placed upon the bottom of an ordinaryayasmtub; and

icovered with suds at a high temperature. The washer is then workedforward and back- ,ward over them until they are cleansed. Secjon'dmethod: Any number 0t' pieoes desired are'placed in the opening made byraising the slide, and fastened in by p'hshiiigthe slide down. They arethen alternately-pushed againstthe opposite side of thetub, and drawnback until cleansed. Third methodrAn. ordinary wash-board is placed inthe tub, and tliecclothes.adjustedin the WQSIlBI'fll-IJBII anyparticular place may be rubbed on the washboard with rubber or rollers.

I Havingthus fully described" vthe construe-- ,gtionand operation of myimproved 'clotheswasher, what I claim as new is--"- 's'lhe combinationof frame A,'ipro\' ided-with elasp and sliding rod Gr, witli yihratingfrajmeK,' provided with rollers liysubstan- {tially as and for thepurpose setforthr" JAMES Witnesses:

BENJAMIN W. ADDLEMAN, 7 BENJN. H. DUGDALE.

